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• Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:00:10 -0500
  Hi All, My alternator belt broke recently and I had to make my way home without it. I replaced it yesterday but my battery...
• Re: A Chuckle From My Local VW Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:02:26 +0000
  ...A Chuckle From My Local VW Dealer Sent: Jul 28, 2010 2:44 PM I've used the local VW dealer in my area...
• Re: Cargo Hauls
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 18:57:16 +0600
  >Okay, I once had 28 passengers in my van... > >Anyone had more? I thought i had the record with a measly 12 people in...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 13:16:40 -0800
  ...... but my '84 westy has *never* been able to do that..... I drove an '85 Westy for about eight years (before it was totaled...
• Re: The clock is still not going, despite ...
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:07:04 -0700
  ...Who knows? > Zoltan > > I actually thought about my clock today. I got my temp working and my fuel. I even got the dome light...
• Sad day for our family, LVC.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:31:20 -0500
  ...most important is that he was the reason for my VW involvement, especially Busses and Vans. During my younger years my family had limited...
• Re: Thinking about all our north-eastern list members...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:54:43 -0600
  ...mcneely ---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > my power came on 2 days ago, just got my internet back yesterday. lost > my carport (crushed by a...
• Might be forced to sell my van if I move to Florida
  Historical mailing list - * MtnGal
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:38:01 -0800
  To all Volksfolks, I came to the realization this morning as I start making my vacation plans for our trip to Florida this summer...
• Email lost yesterday from Website
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 14:43:53 EDT
  Sorry to bug everyone with this, but I had a little mishap last night with my computer and I lost several email messages from...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:05:54 -0400
  ...Any thoughts on this? Will a new > exhaust system solve both my support issues and help cure my exhaust leak? > > Also, my heads have...
• Re: VANAGON INSURANCE
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 08:44:17 -0500
  I had same problem with my '84 after I had exterior restored and had done much on mechanical side. My independent insurance agent suggested...
• Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:56:23 -0700
  ...my back, my knuckles, my arms, my knees, my liver and brain, my neighbours ears, (including dogs within 4 km radius), my bank account...
• Re: LVC direcway out, 10.3 verizon driver needed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:11:59 -0400
  On my most recent trip across the country my internet connection was via my cell phone. I use T-Mobile (GSM), not the greatest...
• Re: Happy 30th birthday, my van
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 16:42:18 -0500
  ...Now my math skills are not good but I think that makes my 85 30 years old so your 84 is now 31? My...
• Comedy for the comical
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:47:50 -0800
  Have you heard this one? My wife just ran away with my best friend. I'm sure going to miss him. I still miss...
• Re: Any clever nicknames?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:42:35 EDT
  i nicknamed my vanagon: "the vanagon" i nicknamed my cat : "the cat" i nicknamed my dog: "the dog" the car keys: "the car keys...
• Pulled engine today
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 23:17:25 -0400
  Hey List, I don't normally write, probably because my Bus has been docked for the past three months... trying to get my sh...
• Bronze Beige Metallic Westy In Round Hill Virginia!???
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:54:02 +0000
  OK, so after my previously mentioned tach install I go on to putting up more Christmas lights in my front yard. I'm way...
• Re: Brain Washed, Oh my God! 87 Syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 02:43:57 EDT
  In a message dated 98-06-23 22:50:45 EDT, condor2@FLASH.NET writes: << I serve God first, my wife and children next...
• Re: Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 May 2005 23:28:45 -0400
  I have a 3.5 pound Halon extingusher in my Westy in the traditional place by the B passenger pillar. Not cheap, but I...
• Re: the bus friendly house (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:23:38 -0400
  ...I can't wai to finish my garage up! Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Lail" <vw.bus@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• merry christmas - and NVC home insurance question, esp for Canadians
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:18:56 +0100
  ...My insurance company has just contacted me with several questions, one of which was why my roof leaked. Now my understanding is that they...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:51:29 -0600
  Ralph, my daughters grew up in westies, all Bays. My daughters as teenagers used to borrow the westie and go camping themselves. It creates...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:21:21 +1300
  ...There are time when I've >forgotten to put the hide a key back and locked my keys inside WITH my >wallet. License plate...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:21:24 -0600
  ...Any thoughts on this? Will a new > > exhaust system solve both my support issues and help cure my exhaust leak? > > > > Also, my heads have...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 15:32:04 -0400
  ...I think my 84 did but I don’t remember if my 85 does I haven’t seen my van in over 5 months...
• Re: in case i made an offence
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:32:20 -0400
  ...Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Roger Whittaker wrote: > dear ken and list > please understand that my comments are 100% my own...
• Re: ALAN, Yippie! My wife no longer hates my bus!!!
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 16:13:10 -0700
  ...ALAN, Yippie! My wife no longer hates my bus!!! I have the exact opposite problem. I rarely get to see or drive my van...
• Re: AlldataCD
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 15:27:05 -0500
  Kent - Actually, this whole LIST helps one understand better why most mechanics cring and reach for Mylanta when they see a Vanagon pull in...
• Re: Vanagon Mania
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:36:13 -0500
  Your remind me of my X-wife..... WOuld you mine telling the truth? What did the Eurospec engine cost? Or did you buy this...
• Re: Stereo Upgrade Project
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:02:37 -0700
  Gotcha - likewise just relating my experience. The 1" dome tweeters in the 6 1'2" speakers deliver definition right to my glasses-holder-uppers...
• Why I Love My - MULTIVAN - Westy
  Historical mailing list - psavage
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:43:29 -0700
  ...I much prefer setting up my little kitchen outside under my Kelty Sunshade. And with my pair of portable 1 lb. propane tanks, which...
• Re: No Vanagon Content, yes it is, no it ain't, tis so.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:23:45 -0300
  ...Fortunately, I've made it clear to my wife that, when ranking my love for women and my love for vanagon westies, at this...
• Re: gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 21:42:39 -0600
  ...I have a BA6 in my '81 Vanagon. They have all worked for my without problems. In my '81, after 20 years, I had...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:10:18 EST
  ...wait..i dont own my vanagons...my vanagons OWN ME. someone please help me, this is an incureable disease LOL the above is sad...
• Re: Can Santa unlock my radio in 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:10:54 -0500
  ...Can Santa unlock my radio in 91 GL I had the same issue with my 93 eurovan. My local VW dealer was able to...
• Re: Truly bonding with my Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 03 Dec 1994 07:10:19 -0400 (EDT)
  I once was bonded with my bus. Back in my college days, I had my 67 camper (actually had it for even post-college...
• Re: Insurance coverage.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:11:02 -0700
  Call me paranoid, but after dropping $4000 on my TiiCo conversion I don't want to take any chances. I even went so far...
• Success! (List subscription modification) Thanks all, I'll keep in touch...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:48:05 -0800
  Thanks for the advice to change my Vanagon List subscription options. I was successful. I will be hitting the road tomorrow AM with a...
• rear brake adjusters?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:12:25 -0400
  I got fed up with waiting for my mechanic to fix my brakes (It's been going on since April) so I put my...
• how much should my gas gauge fluctuate??
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 19:47:29 -0700
  hi vanagonites when I drive my 87 gl around if I turn to the right or go downhill my gas gauge goes higher and...
• Re: GPS in a Westy? - sidebar
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 19:35:10 -0500
  ...On my last road trip to Key West, while my kids were driving, I sat in the back with my GPS sitting on the...
• OE Radiator question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 20 May 2007 07:34:07 -0300
  I pulled my old rad out of my '84. It's heavier than my new Behr (which BTW I can see the VW logo...
• Alternator replacement for 1.9 TDIe in my 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:52:13 -0700
  Looking for suggestion for replacing my 90 amp stock Alternator in my 1982 Diesel Westy with a 1.9TDIe motor. Is the 120 amp...
• Re: It's still friday, so..
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:42:08 -0700
  1) '85 Westy - my primary vehicle - my wife's back-up. 2) '88 GL - my backup - my wife's primary vehicle. 3) '84 GL...
• exhaust w/baked-on mud
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 23 May 2001 17:43:21 EDT
  Hello List! I have a problem now with both my Vanagons. Before I got my Syncro I took my regular Vanagon everywhere (& got stuck...
• Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 1 Mar 2018 20:15:56 -0500
  ...I can pretty much hear the speed of my engine revs and guess my tachometer. If I get a audible oil temp and presure...
• Re: What does GL mean?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 18:25:30 +0000
  ...My 1980 Westy was an "L", and my 93 EV is a "GL". Bottom line is: "Sh*t if I know!" Based on my...
• Re: exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:56:19 -0400
  >> my exhaust system is gone..so my mechanic wants $1200 to replace the whole thing..including catalytic converter, muffler and all pipes...busdepot has...
• Mystery Part. What is this?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:49:30 -0700
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/MysteryPart2.jpg/MysteryPart2-full;init:.jpg http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/MysteryPart1.jpg/MysteryPart1-full;init:.jpg Anyone know what it...
• Re: Member's poll
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 16:12:15 EST
  LOL My experiences were not at 16 yrs old in my 71 bus , they came later in my 76 Scirocco ...go figure! However , I...
• Another Key success story with Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:51:58 -0500
  ...I contacted Steve and I sent him my lock from my glove box, my best gas cap key, and the code from my door...
• My engine's back in!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 19:10:14 -0400
  Well, today I finally got my Mark Stevens engine back in the van. Haven't gotten to start it yet, it started raining just...
• wetfalia stock weight
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:48:06 -0700
  I put my 84 GL on scales. I have no seats in my van other than the front two and manual everything (windows, mirrors...
• Re: What are these things that came with my 85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 21:26:23 -0400
  ...A couple mysteries cleared up. Scott Chapman wrote: > A couple mysteries arrived with my 85 Westy today. They are pictured here: > > http://www.mischko...
• Re: Reinforced tires - what about other vans?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:29:11 -0500
  ...When does a beaten horse become a dead horse? > Does the horse have reinforced hoves and how much weight is it > carrying? oh, my...
• My left foot
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 13:55:24 -0330
  Hi; When I drive my '86 Westie in hard rain, I find that my left foot gets wet. How would I start to locate...
• Re: Personalized Plates - Cast Your Vote!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:32:38 +0000
  On my '84 Westy I have "VDUBGUY", on my Element I have "IN MY" and my daughter just got "VW DIVA" for her New...
• Re: My messages
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:02:36 -0400
  And, Sadly, you now join Jeff Palmer in my junk mail. And I can’t figure out how to tell my Mac you are...
• Going back to air cooled!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:37:30 -0400
  ...This is an update to my 1984 head gasket/overheating saga... After nearly two months of having this bus sit in my yard due...